Nachshon Nagler

Nachshon Nagler was born in 1974 in Be'eri

Nachshon Nagler was born in 1974 and grew up on Kibbutz Be'eri. He is married and has 4 children.

He joined the IDF in 1993 and volunteered for the Shaldag Unit, where he trained as a fighter and a commander. He left the army in 1998 as a captain.

In 1999 he joined the Israel Police as a Yamam fighter, and in 2007 he lost an eye during an operation. He became deputy commander of the Yamam in 2011 and received the Medal of Distinguished Service for his role in the Route 12 attack, in which his subordinate Pascal Avrahami was killed. He became acting commander in February 2015 and permanent commander in December 2015.

Under his command the unit arrested the killers of Eitam and Naama Henkin and the murderer of Ori Ansbacher. In June 2021 he became commander of the Negev region in the Southern District, and in July 2023 deputy commander of the Border Police. In September 2024 he was named commander of Israel's National Guard and promoted to Major General.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern history and a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa.